Policy, Mig & Development, Transition economies / MIA, Political & #Econ Dev @ColumbiaSIPA, #Russia #Eurasia @Harrimaninst. Views my own
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The GRU hacked into Jared Kushner's iPhone. Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) then recruited a GRU spy who gave them access to the hacked phone. What MIVD discovered was that Kushner had access to two bank accounts --one Azerbaijani, the other Israeli --where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati ruler Mohammed bin Zayed deposited money. It sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of "Slow Horses," but it's real. And it proves just how eye-poppingly corrupt this administration was and continues to be as its "special envoy" decides the fate of tens of millions in Europe in the Middle East. Simply incredible reporting by Matthew Cole, drawn from his new book on Kushner. vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…
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The Trump administration talking about illegal immigrants but make the footage federal agents
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Maine Attorney General announces ICE tip line for potential prosecution. If you see ICE agents terrorizing Mainers, peacefully film the encounter and email information to [email protected]
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The media will call today “a few hundred protesters.”
Don’t buy it.
Minnesota shut down. Georgia walked out. Maine rose up.
People marched in brutal conditions, less than 24 hours before a major winter storm, and still flooded the streets to reject ICE raids and Trump’s crackdown.
These clips are just a small sample of what’s happening right now.
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To no one's surprise, another MAGA Signal Chat leaked...
LEAKED CHAT: In a group chat allegedly used by Republicans on the NH House Education Committee, a user identified as Chair Rep. Kristin Noble implied state children should be separated into white and non-white schools, writing: “imagine the scores… for them and… us” #NHPolitics
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy." nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/po…
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This is how leaders of the world should speak in unison to an unlawful occupier committing genocide,war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Instead, they stay silent and/or complicit.
Thiago Avila's is Our voice.
End genocide. End occupation. End apartheid.
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First Hawley (who doesn’t own stock) explains why this bill is so important.
“86% of Americans say members of Congress should not be able to buy and sell shares of stock.”
“We’ve seen the former speaker of the house make millions of dollars of profits.”
“We’ve seen members of both parties, I’m sad to say, be investigated for their stock trades.”
“And the reason for all of this is, that quite frankly, members of this body are privy to information that the normal person just is not.”
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Trump's billionaire ambassador to Italy refuses to live in the sumptuous official US residence in Rome and instead stays on his 250-foot super yacht moored 60 miles from the capital and helicopters to work, per Italian media reports. @mattiaferraresi airmail.news/issues/2025-7-2…
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Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
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If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
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A simple question: masked men grab you and your child and demand proof of citizenship.
What are you carrying at this moment that proves you are a US citizen?
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U.S. Marines serve a valuable purpose for this country -- defending democracy. They are not political pawns.
The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend.
It’s a blatant abuse of power.
We will sue to stop this.
The Courts and Congress must act. Checks and balances are crumbling.
This is a red line — and they’re crossing it. WAKE UP!
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Hey @AudiOfficial, how about sending this legend from Kharkiv a new Audi as a thank you for the great advertising.
You could even offer him a trade so you can learn from the car damage / show it off for the world to see russian agression 🙏
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Another horrific night in Kyiv. I can’t stop thinking — why the hell are Western leaders too weak to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine?
